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RECONSTRUCTION 
PROGRAM 


GIFT 

MAY  25  19271 


Women's  Committee 

of  the 

State  Council  of  Defense 

of 

California 


Headquarters 

719  South  Hill  Street 

Los  Angeles 

Deceinber,|1918 


WOMEN'S    COMMITTEE    OF    THE    STATE    COUNCIL    OF 
DEFENSE  OF  CALIFORNIA 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  RECONSTRUCTION 


The  Women's  Committee  of  the  State  Council  of  Defense  of 
California  was  organized  at  the  direction  of  the  National  Govern- 
ment, in  order  that  machinery  might  be  provided  to  convey  to  the 
women  of  the  State  instructions  and  messages  from  Federal  Agen- 
cies, indicating  the  manner  in  which  the  women  of  the  State  could 
help  the  Government  in  the  crisis  created  by  the  war.  In  addition 
to  this  machinery  for  special  campaigns,  the  Women's  Committee 
has  dealt  constantly  with  social  welfare  problems  intensified  by  the 
war. 

As  the  work  has  gone  on  from  day  to  day,  carried  out  by  the 
various  Departments  under  which  the  Committee's  work  was  pro- 
grammed at  Washington,  the  Committee  have  come  to  certain  con- 
clusions about  the  problems  which  confront  the  State  of  California, 
as  definitely  and  distinctly  in  times  of  peace  as  in  time  of  war. 

It  has  been  possible,  through  these  various  departments,  to 
carry  on  education  throughout  the  State  with  regard  to  these  prob- 
lems and  it  is  hoped  that,  in  making  plans  for  reconstruction,  the 
suggestions  embodied  here,  formulated  after  the  study  of  a  year  and 
a  half  of  conditions  in  California,  may  be  included. 

The  Committee  offers  them,  believing  that  they  are  constructive 
for  all  time  and  are  in  line  with  the  progressive  development  and 
permanent  welfare  of  the  State. 

WOMEN  IN  INDUSTRY 

Industrial  conditions  in  California  were  not  so  disturbed  as  in 
some  other  States  during  the  war  period,  and  it  was  not  necessary  to 
call  into  unusual  occupations  as  many  women  as  the  war  industries 
demanded  in  other  localities.  However,  there  have  been  women  fill- 
ing men's  places  in  industrial,  commercial  and  professional  positions. 
There  has  been  a  demand  that  these  women  should  be  required  to 
retire  from  these  positions,  leaving  them  free  for  the  returning 
soldiers. 

1.  Wherever  women  are  retained  in  the  positions  they  now 
hold,  the  Women's  Committee  of  the  State  Council  of 
Defense  of  California  believes  that  if  they  can  fill  the  posi- 
tions satisfactorily,  they  should  be  given  a  similar  wage  to 
that  which  a  man  would  receive  in  the  same  position,  thus 
safeguarding  industry  against  unfair  competition  by  under- 
bidding. 


2.  The  Eight-hour  law  should  be  rigidly  enforced : 

3.  There  should  be  an  extension  of  the  minimum  wage  to  em- 

brace all  classes  of  women  in  industry  and  a  sufficient 
number  of  inspectors  employed  to  enforce  the  law. 

In  all  consisderations  of  women  in  industry,  they  must  be  con- 
sidered as  part  of  a  conservation  program,  for  they  are  the  mothers 
of  future  citizens  and  on  their  health  and  welfare  depend  the  future 
strength  of  the  State. 

In  order  to  safeguard  the  conditions  for  women,  we  urge  that : 

1.  A  woman  be  appointed  to  the  State  Labor  Bureau. 

2.  A  more  equitable  distribution  of  the  employees  of  the  Labor 

Bureau  in  its  service  throughout  the  State. 

3.  A  woman  be  named  as  Assistant-Director  of  Women's  work 

on  the  United  States  Employment  Service,  according  to 
Federal  provision. 


CHILD  WELFARE 


The  necessity  for  consideration  of  "Child  Welfare"  has  been 
amply  demonstrated  during  the  period  of  the  war,  by  the  large  num- 
ber of  men  who  were  rejected  for  military  service  because  of  physical 
defects,  most  of  which  could  have  been  remedied  in  childhood.  The 
Program  of  "The  Children's  Year"  Committee  has  made  possible 
the  education  of  large  numbers  of  people  throughout  the  State  in 
this  subject. 

The  work  of  "The  Children's  Year"  Committee  should  be  con- 
tinued and  made  permanent  by: 

1.  A    well-equipped    Child    Hygiene    Bureau    under    the    State 

Board  of  Health. 

2.  Public   Health   Nurses  established  in   every  County  of   the 

State. 

3.  The  establishment  of  Children's  Health  Centers  where  the 

weighing  and  measuring  of  children,  the  guidance  of  their 
diet,  and  advice  to  the  mothers  can  be  carried  on  steadily 
and  permanently  throughout  the  year. 

4.  Under  the  University  of  California  there  should  be  a  College 

of  "Home  Economics"  to  give  education  and  training  in 
home-making  and  the  care  of  children.  There  should  also 
be  complete  courses  for  teachers  in  order  to  furnish  prac- 
tical teaching  for  the  Public  Schools.  These  courses  should 
include  training  in  hygienic  living  and  diet  as  well  as 
thrift  and  economy  in  household  matters ;  education  for 
motherhood  should  be  provided  by  extension  courses  and 
lectures. 

Child  Labor: 

1.    An  earnest  effort  should  be  made  to  take  out  of  labor  and 
industry,  the  children  who,  on  account  of  war  conditions, 


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have  gone  into  work.  These  children  should  be  returned 
to  their  schools  to  complete  their  education  and  training, 
in  order  that  they  may  take  a  better  place  in  the  world. 
This  would  release  their  jobs  for  adult  workers. 
Legislation  regarding  raising  the  age  of  children  in  street 
trades  should  be  passed.  At  present,  the  children  in  Cali- 
fornia may  enter  into  street  trades  at  the  age  of  10.  This 
age  should  be  raised  to  14,  and  no  child  should  be  allowed 
to  sell  papers,  or  other  merchandise,  on  the  streets,  with- 
out a  license  and  badge  from  the  School  Department.  This 
is  done  in  the  State  and  City  of  New  York  and  could  be 
done  in  California. 


PUBLIC  HEALTH 


Tuberculosis : 

There  should  be : 

1.  Increased  provision  made  for  taking  care  of  tuberculosis, 
not  only  among  the  returning  soldiers,  but  in  the  civil 
population  of  California.  The  epidemic  of  Influenza, 
with  its  accompanying  pneumonia,  will,  undoubtedly,  be 
productive  of  many  cases  of  tuberculosis,  which,  added  to- 
the  already  large  number  in  California,  is  bound  seriously 
to  affect  the  prosperity  and  welfare  of  the  State.  Every 
County  should  have  free  provision  for  the  care  of  the 
tubercular,  if  the  disease  is  to  be  controlled  and  finally 
eradicated  from  this  State.) 

Under  the  State  Board  of  Health: 
There  should  be : 

1.  A  Bureau  for  venereal  diseases  which  would  be  a  continua- 

tion of  the  work  of  the  Military  Welfare  Commission 
which  has  been  in  existence  during  the  period  of  the  war, 
as  a  part  of  a  National  policy.  Probably  every  effort  will 
be  made  by  commercialized  vice  to  restore  red  light  dis- 
tricts and  wide-open  vice  conditions. 

2.  Free  clinics  for  education  and  treatment. 

3.  Supervision  of  men  and  women  suffering  from  these  social 

diseases,  to  continue  the  work  which  has  been  begun  dur- 
ing the  war  period. 


EDUCATION 

The  Federal  Board  of  Vocational  Education  proposes  to  rehab- 
iUtate  the  men  injured  in  the  war.  As  a  reflex  and  a  side  issue  of 
such  education,  it  would  be  beneficial  to  the  State  of  California  if 
those  injured  in  industry  (which  number  annually  far  exceeds  the 
number  of  injured  soldiers),  could  also  be  given  an  opportunity  to 

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learn  a  trade  or  occupation  to  take  the  place  of  the  one  to  which 
they  cannot  return  after  accident. 

1.  Normal  and  Technical  Schools,  also  a  large  number  of  High 

Schools  and  Junior  Colleges,  should  be  prepared  to  furnish 
education  for  returning  soldiers  who  have  previously  had 
no  skilled  occupation,  in  order  that  they  may  become  effi- 
cient in  a  trade  or  profession  to  improve  their  prospects. 

2.  Agricultural   education   in    High   and    Normal    Schools   and 

Colleges  should  be  developed  and  freely  afforded  to  re- 
turning soldiers.  In  the  event  of  the  development  of  idle 
lands,  they  cannot  be  used  to  their  full  extent  for  the  bene- 
fit of  the  soldiers  unless  these  men  have  some  understand- 
ing of  scientific  cultivation  of  land. 

3.  There  should   be   compulsory  education   of  illiterates,  both 

children  and  adults. 

4.  Home  and   School   Gardens   should  be   maintained   and   en- 

couraged. 

5.  Young  people  under  21  should  be  registered  that  they  may 

be  located  and  their  educational  status  ascertained.  (There 
is  no  census  of  the  school  population  of  the  State.) 

6.  Provision  should  be  made  by  which  the  child  who  takes  out 

a  permit  to  work  under  the  age  for  which  the  school 
authorities  are  legally  responsible  for  him,  could  be  fol- 
lowed up.  There  is  now  no  adequate  provision  for  keeping 
in  touch  with  a  child  who  has  been  granted  a  work  permit 
and  knowing  his  physical  and  mental  progress  from  that 
time  on,  no  follow-up  work  and  no  advice  from  educational 
authorities. 

7.  A  re-organization  of  the  educational  curriculum  should  be 

made  in  order  that  the  training  the  children  receive  in  the 
schools  may  be  more  practical. 

8.  Both  boys  and  girls  should  be  equipped  and  trained  for  some 

skilled  occupation.  A  Pre-nursing  course,  covering  the 
scientific  study  which  would  lead  to  six  months'  credit  in 
accredited  schools  of  Nursing,  is  recommended,  to  be  added 
to  the  High  School  curriculum,  wherever  possible. 

9.  Vocational  education  should  be  developed  to  the  full  extent 

under  the  Smith-Lever  and  Smith-Hughes  Laws,  for  the 
benefit  of  both  girls  and  boys. 

10.  The  development  of  Continuation  Schools  should  be  hastened 

during  the  reconstruction  period,  for  the  children  and 
youths  who  cannot  return  to  School :  these  should  be  pro- 
vided in  a  way  to  afiford  real  educational  advancement. 
Legislation  is  needed  to  push  the  further  development  of 
Continuation  and  part-time  schools. 

11.  There  should  be  a  systematic  education  in  patriotic  citizen- 

ship, in  American  history  and  in  American  institutions  and 
ideals. 

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Ways  and  means  should  be  devised  to  continue  the  community 
interest  and  community  service  which  has  been  developed  during- 
the  war  by  the  Nation's  problems.  One  of  the  methods  which  is 
receiving  increasing  recognition  is  that  of  Community  Singing.  The 
power  of  song  to  encourage  and  cheer  the  boys  has  been  recognized : 
it  can  perform  the  same  mission  for  the  whole  people  if  properly 
organized  and  directed.  The  time  calls  for  Community  Choruses  and 
some  way  should  be  devised  to  organize  them  throughout  the  State. 


AMERICANIZATION 


We  are  deeply  interested  in  Americanization  and  recommend  as 
basic  to  the  assimilation  of  the  immigrant  now  here  and  to  come : 

First : 

a.  Opportunity  to  settle  on  the  land  with  proper  State  assist- 

ance in  choosing  and  securing  that  land,  and  with  addi- 
tional assistance  from  the  County  Farm  Advisor  in  the 
farming  methods  necessary  in  a  new  country. 

b.  Industrial  justice  in  wages,  hours  and  sanitary  surroundings, 

and  safety  conditions  in  shops  and  camps. 

c.  Proper  housing. 

Second : 

Educational  Opportunity: 

a.  In  schools  and  libraries. 

b.  In  shops,  manufactories  and  camps. 

c.  In  homes  and  neighborhood  centers. 

This  educational  opportunity  should  recognize  the  helplessness 
of  adults  who  do  not  know  our  language  and  prepare  them  for  prac- 
tical life.  This  will  require  a  new  educational  scheme,  new  hours, 
and  above  all,  new  and  practical  methods ;  all  of  which  requires 
knowledge  of  the  psychology  of  the  immigrant. 

Unless  the  basic  recommendations  (First,  A.  B.  C),  are  met, 
there  will  be  failure  in  assimilation,  as  it  is  impossible  to  secure 
loyalty  and  love  of  country  in  people  who  are  social  discontents. 
No  amount  of  English  education  will  overcome  un-American  con- 
ditions offered  by  employers.  American  standards  in  industry  are 
the  swiftest  possible  Americanizers. 

The  Women's  Committee  is  especially  interested  in  the  Ameri- 
canization of  the  homes  of  California  and  for  that  reason  recom- 
mends that  all  possible  effort  be  made  to  reach  the  foreign-speaking 
women.  ,        j  •' ' 

a.  In  their  homes  by  home  teachers. 

b.  In  groups  in  schools,  clubs,  libraries,  neighborhood  centers 

for  general  education  and  by  Community  singing  and 
pageants. 

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SOCIAL  AGENCIES 
Dependent  Children: 

The  law  now  permits  the  State  to  contribute  to  the  support  of 
needy  children  to  the  amount  of  $6.25  per  month  for  a  child  with  one 
parent  living,  and  $8.33  for  an  orphan.  The  County  may  supplement 
this  by  an  equal  amount.     • 

The  majority  of  children  being  cared  for  by  Counties  of  the 
State  are  paid  for  at  a  maximum  rate  of  $11.00. 

So  far  as  the  so-called  Mother's  pension — State  aid  to  children 
in  the  care  of  their  own  mothers — is  concerned,  the  State  allowance 
is  inadequate.  California  is  not  being  fair  to  her  own  needy  little 
children  or  to  the  institutions,  agencies  and  homes  engaged  in  their 
care,  and  she  will  not  be  doing  them  justice  until  State  and  County 
face  their  obligations  and  increase  the  allowance  to  at  least  $15.00 
a  month  per  child. 

Institutional  Care  for  Children: 

There  are  many  children  in  the  State  sadly  in  need  of  institu- 
tional care,  for  whom  no  provision  is  made.  We  believe  there  should 
be: 

1.  Preventoriums  for  children  of  tuberculous  tendencies. 

2.  Colonies  for  the  actively  tuberculous. 

3.  Hospital  schools  for  crippled  children. 

4.  Homes  for  mentally  defective  and  homes  affording  good  care 

for  limited  numbers  of  adolescents  presenting  special  prob- 
lems. Some  of  this  work  could  be  done  by  existing  insti- 
tutions. 

5.  Better-balanced  diet  in  children's  institutions.     Through  co- 

operative buying  by  different  children's  institutions,  econ- 
omy could  be  effected  which  would  make  possible  a  better 
and  more  generous  diet  for  the  children.  There  should  not 
be  rigid  economy  and  retrenchment  in  this  direction.  The 
State  of  California  is  responsible  for  the  children  in  insti- 
tutions and  it  should  appreciate  its  responsibility  that  these 
children,  at  least,  should  be  adequately  fed. 

6.  Recreational  equipment  for  institutions.     There  is. often  in- 

adequate space  for  play,  with  no  apparatus  and  no  direc- 
tion. Play  is  a  constructive  force  in  the  development  of 
children  and  it  is  especially  necessary  in  the  restricted  life 
of  the  institutional  child. 

The  County  is  the  logical  unit  for  the  consideration  of  local 
social  problems.     We  believe  there  should  be  in  each  County : 

1.  An   unpaid   County   Welfare    Department,   employing   paid, 

trained  workers  to  handle  all  public  relief  and  welfare  prob- 
lems. 

2.  Under  the  County  Welfare  department,  the  development  of 

the  boarding  out  system  of  standardized  foster  homes  for 
children  in  co-operation  with  Juvenile  Courts  and  private 
charities. 


3.  County    clinics    and    dispensaries    and    out-patient    work    at 

County  Hospitals.  Public  Health  Nurses  are  especially 
needed  in  rural  communities  where  there  are  no  clinics,  no 
milk-stations  and  no  School  nurses. 

4.  State  Agricultural  and  industrial  institutions  for  the  care  of 

misdemeanants. 

5.  A  woman's  reformatory. 

6.  Abolition  of  the  system  whereby  SheriflFs  are  compensated 

for  providing  food,  clothing  and  bedding  for  County  jail 
prisoners. 

7.  Psychological  clinics  in  court  and  education   centers ;  also 

the  establishment  of  a  rural,  psychological  clinic  which 
could  be  of  a  travelling  nature. 

8.  There  should  be  a  survey  of  the  feeble-minded  made  by  one 

of  the  existing  State  agencies,  to  be  followed  by  adequate 
provision,  both  custodial  and  educational,  for  such  num- 
bers of  the  feeble-minded  as  the  survey  shows  is  necessary. 
The  Pacific  Colony  should  be  given  a  generous  appropria- 
tion by  the  coming  Legislature  in  order  that  the  institution 
may  be  completed  and  prompt  segregation  be  made  of  the 
feeble-minded. 


ECONOMIC  PROBLEMS 


In  response  to  the  request  contained  in  the  first  paragraph  of 
Governor  Stephens'  letter — viz. — for  recommendations  along  the 
lines  of  new  constructive  work  in  California,  three  suggestions  have 
been  sent  to  this  Committee  from  its  various  County  Chairmen : 

L    The   Iron   Canyon   Irrigation   Project. 

2.  The  impounding  and  conservation  of  the  waters  of  the  King's 

River. 

3.  The  Imperial  irrigation  plan. 

All  of  these  have  had  the  sanction  of  the  Federal  Government 

and  are  in  line  with  the  plan  of  Secretary  Lane  for  reclaiming  idle 

lands  for  settlement  by  returned  soldiers. 

They  would  not  only  furnish   employment  to  these   men   and 

bring  under  cultivation  thousands  of   acres — hitherto  unused — but 

would  develop  much  hydro-electric  power. 
We  recommend : 

That  the  Land  Settlement  Board  be  empowered  to  investi- 
gate the  status  of  these  projects  and  to  suggest  a  plan  whereby 
the  co-operation  of  the  State  and  Federal  Governments  may  be 
used  for  their  furtherance  under  public  control. 

Distribution  of  Food  Products: 

Increased  food  production  brings  the  problem  of  its  distribution. 
The  operations  of  the  Food  Administration  have  shown  the  possi- 
bility of  a  National  system  of  rapid  and  balanced  distribution. 

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We  recommend : 

That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  look  into  National  and 
State  marketing  systems  in  order  to  bring-  about  more  direct 
connection  between  producer  and  consumer. 

Trade  Relations: 

We  recommend : 

That  the  Chambers  of  Commerce  of  the  State  be  asked  to 
formulate  a  plan  for  educational  propaganda  as  a  basis  for  the 
establishment  of  increased  trade  relations  with  Mexico,  and  a 
friendly  understandirig  between  that  country  and  California. 


CONCLUSION 


In  order  to  put  through  a  program  of  social  service  such  as  is 
here  outlined,  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  create  new  and  expensive 
machinery,  as  already  there  exist  in  this  State  agencies  created  ex- 
pressly for  such  purposes :  The  State  Board  of  Education :  State 
Board  of  Charities  and  Corrections :  Industrial  Welfare  Commis- 
sion :  State  Labor  Bureau  :  State  Board  of  Health :  Commission  of 
Immigration  and  Housing  and  the  University  of  California.  The 
achievements  and  potentialities  of  these  are  too  little  known.  There 
should  be  greater  publicity  given  to  their  operations,  and  the  citi- 
zens of  the  State  should  learn  to  use  them. 

The  Women's  Committee  appreciates  that  social  work  and 
social  problems  have  been  given  greater  consideration  during  the 
war  than  ever  before  in  the  history  of  the  country.  They  know  that 
greater  progress  has  been  made  in  the  consideration  of  these  prob- 
lems than  could  have  been  hoped  for  in  fifty  years  in  normal  times. 

This  has  been  largely  due  to  the  fact  that  the  putting  through  of 
these  measures  of  social  reform  has  been  on  a  "Win  the  War"  basis. 
— It  has  been  possible  because  of  the  intensified  community  interest 
aroused  and  because  the  Community  has  taken  part  where  formerly 
a  few  social  workers  were  giving  their  minds  and  time  to  this  effort 
for  the  betterment  of  conditions. 

The  suggestions  for  reconstruction  which  are  presented  by  the 
Women's  Committee  cannot  be  carried  out,  and  the  ends  at  which 
the  suggestions  aim  accomplished,  without  community  support  and 
community  interest. 

A  few  social  workers,  specializing  in  certain  lines,  cannot  accom- 
plish what  we  have  here  presented  as  necessary  nor  can  these  sug- 
gestions be  put  into  effect  immediately. — They  mean : 

1st:  Further  education  on  the  part  of  the  public  as  to  the  need 
for  these  soci"al,  industrial  and  economic  changes. 

2nd :  Education  to  convince  the  citizens  that  it  is  a  part  of 
patriotic  duty  for  them  to  share  in  the  problems  of 
peace. 

The  Women's  Committee  asks  the  women  in  the  organizations 
who  have  co-operated  to  make  the  work  of  this  Committee  possible. 


to  make  this  program  part  of  the  continuing  patriotic  expression 
of  their  organizations.  It  asks  the  un-organized  women  of  the  State 
to  join  in  this  program  and  to  help  continue  the  soUdarity  of  patrio- 
tic effort  which  has  marked  the  war  work  of  the  California  women. 
We  endorse  the  following  from  the  reconstruction  program  of 
the  California  Federation  of  Labor: 

"We  insist  that  there  shall  be  no  curtailment  in  the  pro- 
gressive and  humanitarian  work  of  our  State  Government.  Cer- 
tain reactionary  forces,  under  the  guise  of  economy,  are  right 
now  attempting  to  muddle  and  becloud  this  issue.  But  they 
must  not  be  permitted  to  make  thrift  and  economy  a  slogan  for 
reaction." 

It  is  evident  that  in  order  to  carry  out  a  program  which  will 
endeavor  to  meet  the  needs  of  all  the  people,  women  should  be  placed 
upon  the  various  commissions  and  State  agencies  in  sufficient  num- 
bers to  deal  effectively  with  matters  of  public  policy. 


EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 


Honorary  Chairman  .Mrs.  Frank  A.  Gibson,  Los  Angeles. 

Chairman   Mrs.  Herbert  A.  Cable,  Los  Angeles. 

Vice-Chairman  Mrs.  Robert  0.  Moody,  San  Francisco. 

Vice-Chairman  Mrs.  J.  F.  Sartori,  Los  Angeles. 

Vice-Chairman  Mrs.  Edward  F.  Glaser,  San  Francisco. 

Vice-Chairman  Mrs,  F.  T.  Robson,  San  Francisco. 

Vice-Chairman-at-large     Mrs.  Robt.  J.  Burdette,  San  Francisco. 

Mrs.  Shelley  Tolhurst,  Los  Angeles. 
Miss  Ethel  Moore,  Oakland. 

Secretary   JVIrs.  Seward  A.  Simons,  Los  Angeles. 

Assistant  Secretary  JVIrs.  Frances     M.     Carlton-Harmon,     Los 

Angeles. 

Assistant  Secretary  JMiss  Anne  M.  Mumford,  Pasadena. 

The    Executive    Committee    also    includes    the    following    Department 

Chairmen : 

Americanization    JVIrs.  Frank  A.  Gibson,  Los  Angeles. 

Food  Administration  and  Regis- 
tration     JVIrs.  Robt.  J.  Burdette,  San  Francisco. 

Women   in   Industry Mrs.  Katherine  P.  Edson,  Los  Angeles. 

Children's  Year  .Dr.  Adelaide  Brown,  San  Francisco. 

Maintenance  of  Existing  Social 

Agencies    Mrs.  Carrie  P.  Bryant,  Los  Angeles. 

Health    and    Recreation Miss  Julia  George,  San  Francisco. 

Educational  Propaganda  JVIrs.  Mila  Tupper  Maynard,  Los  Angeles. 

Liberty  Loan  Mrs.  E.  R.  Brainerd,  Los  Angeles. 

Red   Cross   ....; Mrs.  A.  L.  McLeish,  San  Francisco. 

Publicity    JVIrs.  Seward  A.  Simons,  Los  Angeles. 

Information  and  Library  Service. .Mrs.  Frances     M.     Carlton-Harmon,     Los 

Angeles. 

Girls'   Patriotic   Service JVIiss  Harriet  Robbins,  Los  Angeles. 

Education     JUrs.  O.  Shepard  Barnum,  Alhambra. 

Home    Economics Miss  Charlotte  Ebbetts. 

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CENTRAL  COMMITTEE 

Alliance  of  Unitarian  and  other 

Liberal   Christian   Women Mrs.  L,  N.  Wyckoff,  Berkeley. 

Association  of  Collegiate  Alumnae. .Mrs.  F.  C.  Turner,  Oakland. 

Belgian  Relief  Committee Mrs.  Willoughby  Rodman,  Los  Angeles. 

California    Civic    League Miss  Marion  Delaney,  San  Francisco. 

California  Federation  of  School 

Women's  Clubs  Miss  Margaret  Burke,   San  Francisco. 

California  Fed.  of  Women's  Clubs.Mrs.  Herbert  A.  Cable,  Los  Angeles. 

California  Nurses'   Association Mrs.  Louis  Groth,  Santa  Clara. 

California   State   Federation    of 

Colored    Women's    Clubs Mrs.  Hettie  B.  Tilghman,  Oakland. 

Campfire   Girls    Mrs.  Esther  Schneider,  Berkeley. 

Catholic  Ladies'  Aid  Society Mrs.  Jos.  Gabriel  Kearney,  Alameda. 

Congress  of  Mothers  and  Parent- 
Teachers'  Association  Dr.  Jessie  Russell,  Glendale. 

Daughters  of  the  Am.  Revolution. .Mrs.  C.  C.  Cottle,  Los  Angeles. 

Daughters  of  the  Confederacy Mrs.  C.  C.  Clay,  Oakland. 

Home  Economics  Association   Miss  Gertrude  D.  Graham,  Los  Angeles. 

International  Federation   of 

Catholic   Alumnae    ....' Miss  Mary  Malloy,  San  Francisco. 

Jewish  Council  of  Women Mrs.  M.  C.  Sloss,  San  Francisco. 

Ladies  of  the  Maccabees Miss  Alice  Church,  Los  Angeles. 

National  League  for  Women's 

Service Mrs.  Duncan  McDuffie,  San  Francisco. 

National  Society  of  Daughters  of 

Founders      and      Patriots      of 

America    Mrs.  Helen  Crittenden  Irvine,  Berkeley. 

National  Society  U.  S.  Daughters 

of    1812    Mrs.  R.  G.  Rhodes,  Los  Angeles. 

National  Women's  Trade  Union 

League    Mrs.  Frances  Noel,  Los  Angeles. 

Native  Daughters  of  the  Golden 

West  Mrs.  Addie  L.  Mosher,  Oakland. 

Needlework  Guild  of  America Mrs.  E.  Boyle  Workman,  Los  Angeles. 

Northern    Women's    Christian 

Temperance  Union  Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Dorr,  San  Francisco. 

Pacific    Coast    Division    of    the 

Federal   Reserve   Mrs.  A.  L.  Baldwin,  San  Francisco. 

Patriotic    Mothers    of    Sons    in 

Service   Mrs.  Ralph  Criswell,  Los  Angeles. 

Southern   Women's   Christian 

Temperance  Union   Mrs.  Stella  B.  Irvine,  Riverside. 

State  Fed.  of  Musical  Clubs Mrs.  Bessie  Bartlett  Frankel,  Los  Angeles. 

State  League   of  Nursing  Edu- 
cation    Mrs.  Mitchell,  Los  Angeles. 

Woman's  National  Farm  and 

Garden  Association  Mrs.  Myrtle  Shepherd  Francis,  Ventura. 

Woman's  Relief  Corps  Mrs.  Carrie  L.  Hoyt,  Berkeley. 

Woman's  Auxiliary  of  the 

Fraternal  Brotherhood  Mrs.  H.  V.  Davis,  Los  Angeles. 

Women's  Legislative  Council  of 

California  Mrs.  A.  E.  Carter,  Oakland. 

Young  Ladies'  Mutual  Improve- 
ment Association    Miss  Cora  Hawley,  Los  Angeles. 

Young  Women's  Christian  Assn Mrs.  Lawrence  Draper,   San  Francisco. 


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ADVISORY  COMMITTEE 
County  Chairman 

Alameda     Mrs.  F.  C.  Turner,  1444  San  Pablo  Ave.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Alpine    

Amador   Mrs.  M.  E.  Tucker,  Sutter  Creek,  Cal. 

Butte    Mrs.  W.  O.  March,  632  Fifth  Street,  Chico,  Cal. 

Calaveras     Mrs.  Alice  Halley,  San  Andreas,  Cal. 

Colusa    Mrs.  C.  O.  Jordan,  Box  663,  Colusa,  Cal. 

Contra  Costa  Mrs.  H.  J.  Curry,  1212  Escobar  St.,  Martinez,  Cal. 

Del  Norte    Mrs.  James  McNulty,  Crescent  City,  Cal. 

El  Dorado  Mrs.  L.  J.  Dormody,  Placerville,  Cal. 

Fresno    Mrs.  E.  A.  Williams,  223  RoM^ell  Bldg.,  Fresno,  Cal. 

Glenn  Mrs.  C.  L.  Donohoe,  138  Plumas  St.,  Willows,  Cal. 

Humboldt    Mrs.  Eva  Ricks,  Eureka,  Cal. 

Imperial  Mrs.  Violette  Campbell,  El  Centro,  Cal. 

Inyo   Mrs.  Bertrand  Rhine,  Bishop,  Cal. 

Kern  Mrs.  L.  P.  Guiberson,  Taft,  Cal. 

Kings   Mrs.  Hope  Pybum  Johnson,  Hardwick,  Cal. 

Lake Mrs.  Leonora  May,  Lakeport,  Cal. 

Lassen    Mrs.  C.  E.  Emerson,  Susanville,  Cal. 

Los   Angeles   Mrs.  J.  F.  Sartori,  719  S.  Hill  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Madera    Mrs.  L.  A.  Covel,  Madera,  Cal. 

Marin  Mrs.  Chas.  Dodge,  Larkspur,  Cal. 

Mariposa    Mrs.  Nell  G.  Thayer,  Usona,  Cal.  j 

Mendocino  Mrs.  R.  L.  Richards,  Box  X,  Talmage,  Cal. 

Merced  Mrs.  John  Stebbins,  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Merced,  Cal 

Modoc    Mrs.  Walter  Sherlock,Alturas. 

Mono    Miss    Mildred    M.    Gregory,    R.    D.    Bodie    Ranch,    Haw, 

thorne,  Nev. 

Monterey  Mrs.  W.  V.  Grimes,  206  Ninth  St.,  Pacific  Grove,  Cal. 

Napa    Mrs.  Percy  S.  King,  Napa,  Cal. 

Nevada     Mrs.  James  Watt,  506  Linden  Ave.,  Grass  Valley,  Cal. 

Orange     Mrs.  A.  J.  Lawton,  632  N.  Main  St.,  Santa  Ana,  Cal. 

Placer    Mrs.  C.  K.  Schnabel,  Newcastle,  Cal. 

Plumas  

Riverside   Mrs.  Clark  McEuen,  Winchester,  Cal. 

Sacramento   Mrs.  C.  D.  Webster,  1321,  40th  St.,  Sacramento,  Cal. 

San  Benito  Mrs.  Katheryn  Taylor,  Box  392,  Hollister,  Cal. 

San  Bernardino  ....Mrs.  Robt.  F.  Garner,  498  D  St.,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

San  Diego  Mrs.  A.  L.  Simpson,  Rm.  5,  Court  House,  San  Diego,  CaJ 

San  Francisco    

San  Joaquin     Mrs.  John  Montgomery,  229  S.  Hutchins  St.,  Lodi,  Cal. 

San  Luis  Obispo  ....Mrs.  C.  B.  Hughston,  1234  Buchon  St.,  San  Luis  Obispc 
Cal. 

San  Mateo   Mrs.  John  L.  McGinn,  70  Poplar  Ave.,  San  Mateo,  Cal. 

Santa  Barbara  Mrs.  C.  E.  Herbert,  20  W.  Islay  St.,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

Santa  Clara   .Mrs.  J.  P.  Shambeau,  Bx.  310,  Rte.  B,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

Santa  Cruz     JMrs.  H.  M.  Tenney,  Watsonville,  Cal. 

Shasta    Mrs.  Geo.  Sechrist,  1  Pine  St.,  Redding,  Cal. 

Sierra    Mrs.  F.  H.  Turner,  Sattley,  Cal. 

Siskiyou     Mrs.  H.  C.  Patterson,  Yreka,  Cal. 

Solano    Mrs.  F.  A.  Steiger,  Vacaville,  Cal. 

Sonoma    Mrs.  J.  S.  Sweet,  607  Cherry  St.,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

Stanislaus    Mrs.  Mollie  Bloom  Flagg,  Turlock,  Cal. 

Sutter    Mrs.  Hugh  Moncur,  Yuba  City,  Cal. 

Tehama   Mrs.  L.  L.  McCoy,  Red  Bluff,  Cal. 

Trinity     Miss  Alice  Anderson,  Weaverville,  Cal. 

Tulare    Mrs.  Geo.  G.  Hobbs,  Dinuba,  Cal. 

Tuolumne    Mrs.  O.  J.  Mouron,  Sonora,  Cal. 

Ventura  Mrs.  Frank  Sifford,  Ventura,  Cal. 

Yolo   Mrs.  Herbert  E.  Coil,  712  Main  St.,  Woodland,  Cal. 

Yuba    Mrs.  L.  R.  Burgert,  719  H  St.,  Marysville,  Cal. 

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